A61B 1/018
For receiving instruments
Official title: for receiving instruments
A61B1/018 (For receiving instruments) appears on 2,929 US grants and 4,501 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,929
- Published applications
- 4,501
- Assignees
- 890
- Inventors
- 5,246
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 13 |
| 2002 | 18 | 27 |
| 2003 | 23 | 38 |
| 2004 | 19 | 53 |
| 2005 | 22 | 81 |
| 2006 | 23 | 70 |
| 2007 | 18 | 100 |
| 2008 | 8 | 145 |
| 2009 | 15 | 118 |
| 2010 | 43 | 136 |
| 2011 | 69 | 115 |
| 2012 | 78 | 117 |
| 2013 | 109 | 154 |
| 2014 | 120 | 179 |
| 2015 | 132 | 182 |
| 2016 | 119 | 199 |
| 2017 | 124 | 283 |
| 2018 | 131 | 212 |
| 2019 | 169 | 250 |
| 2020 | 172 | 289 |
| 2021 | 176 | 347 |
| 2022 | 184 | 297 |
| 2023 | 216 | 331 |
| 2024 | 274 | 298 |
| 2025 | 277 | 288 |
| 2026 | 147 | 179 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ultrasonic attachment assembly for an endoscope6 Oct 2026US 12,751,601 B2EndoSound, Inc.
- Endoscope and treatment tool elevating mechanism22 Sep 2026US 12,740,688 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Devices, systems, and methods for providing sealable access to a working channel22 Sep 2026US 12,740,691 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Endoscope system15 Sep 2026US 12,733,793 B2Olympus Corporation
- Biopsy cap for use with endoscope15 Sep 2026US 12,733,796 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Ureteroscope devices and systems having a selectively extendable distal portion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305929 A1C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Specialty-specific inflow pump parameters8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306723 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- An insufflator, an insufflating system and a method for insufflating a cavity in the body of a human or animal subject8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306757 A1Palliare Limited
- Endoscope1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294213 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Endoscope, distal end structural member provided at distal end portion of endoscope, and method for manufacturing distal end structural member provided at distal end portion of endoscope1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294214 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic surgery apparatus2,420US 6,352,503 B1Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2002
- System for endoscopic suturing2,229US 6,997,931 B2LSI Solutions, Inc. · 2006
- Protective endoscope sheath and method of installing same2,091US 4,646,722 AOpielab, Inc. · 1987
- Sterilizable endoscope with separable disposable tube assembly2,036US 5,489,256 A1996
- Endoscope1,880US 6,071,233 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2000